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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The author asserts in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All” that “Trying to do it all and expecting that it all can be done exactly right is a recipe for” what?
(a) “Disaster.”
(b) “Competition.”
(c) “Success.”
(d) “Self-effacement.”

2. Who accompanied Sheryl Sandberg on a trip to New York to speak at the Women’s Media Center, according to the author in Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It”?
(a) Judith Rodin.
(b) Shankar Vedantam.
(c) Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.
(d) Kim Malone Scott.

3. When was Women@Google founded by Sheryl Sandberg, Susan Wojcicki, and Marissa Mayer?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2004.
(d) 2009.

4. “Of the twenty-eight women who have served as CEOs of Fortune 500 companies,” how many were married, according to the author in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?
(a) 16.
(b) 26.
(c) 19.
(d) 27.

5. Who famously “and foolishly refused to work with—or even to shake hands with—Gloria Steinem,” according to the author in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?
(a) Betty Friedan.
(b) Madeleine Albright.
(c) Rosalind Einhorn.
(d) Gayle Tzemach Lemmon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the author of “The New F-Word”?

2. After giving her TEDTalk, Sheryl Sandberg received numerous letters from women who were inspired by it. One of her favorites that she discusses in Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It” came from what consultant in Dubai?

3. Who is the leader of Fidelity’s media and Internet investment group that the author discusses in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?

4. Whom does the author describe that Facebook was recruiting for its business development team in 2009, in Chapter 7: “Don’t Leave Before You Leave”?

5. Who is quoted in the final chapter as having said, “Our job is not to make young women grateful. It is to make them ungrateful so they keep going”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What study regarding “gatekeeping behaviors” is discussed in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?

2. Who is credited as approaching the gender gap well in his business dealings in Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It”?

3. What does Sandberg say often creates a double standard and compels women to leave the workplace in Chapter 8: “Make Your Partner a Real Partner”?

4. Who was the “legendary Massachusetts representative” that the author longed to meet in her story in Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It”?

5. What did Sharon Proczter say of “having it all” in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?

6. What positive statistics does the author cite for women’s mentorship of women in Chapter 11: “Working Together Toward Equality”?

7. What does the author write of Tina Fey in Chapter 9: “The Myth of Doing It All”?

8. What lesson does the author say she learned from her correspondence with Ray Kelly in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

9. In what context does the author discuss Sabeen Virani in Chapter 10: “Let’s Start Talking About It”? Why did Sabeen Virani contact the author?

10. How does Sandberg describe the hierarchal system at Facebook in Chapter 6: “Seek and Speak Your Truth”?

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